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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jian Zhao (ranked 465 p4p, 652 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 62 p4p, 94 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zhao might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to GZA - Shadowboxin'. Morrison has chosen Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jian Zhao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Morrison.
Morrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morrison throws a sloppy body shot
and Zhao counters with a nice uppercut.
Zhao misses with an uppercut.
Morrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhao throws a quick counter kick to the body but Morrison avoids it.
Zhao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Zhao avoids it well.
Morrison looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zhao!
Zhao manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morrison's best efforts.
Zhao taking some punishment here, with Morrison in his half guard.
Morrison prevents Zhao from improving his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zhao's head.
Morrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison prevents Zhao from improving his position.
Morrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morrison trying to control the action but Zhao is working from the bottom.
Zhao blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morrison.
Zhao is staying active underneath Morrison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zhao is looking to improve his position.
Zhao is trying to maintain the position but Morrison is very close to passing his half guard.
Zhao blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morrison.
Zhao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zhao makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zhao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morrison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zhao has his hands on Morrison's head, controlling the position.
Morrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zhao scores with a hook.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zhao gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zhao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zhao is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Morrison is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Morrison sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison landing with the ground and pound.
Morrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zhao pulls Morrison in close to his closed guard and prevents Morrison from doing any damage or advancing position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Morrison throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zhao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zhao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zhao as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Zhao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zhao can pounce on him.
Morrison closes the distance and pushes Zhao back into the cage.
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrison clinches up with Zhao and pushes him back against the cage.
Morrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhao blocking some punches.
Zhao lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Zhao - that landed with a thud.
Zhao manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Zhao misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good leg kick by Zhao.
Morrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morrison throws a hook but Zhao avoids it easily.
Zhao fires out a quick counter leg kick but Morrison just manages to avoid it.
Morrison with a nice cross.
Zhao misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Zhao misses with the body kick
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jian Zhao is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhao avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Zhao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Morrison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morrison.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Zhao saw that one coming.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
Morrison misses with a right hand
and Zhao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zhao connects with a body shot that sends Morrison's belly button to the back.
Zhao connects with an inside leg kick.
Morrison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zhao circles away.
Morrison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison wants to clinch.
Zhao ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Zhao defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Zhao quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Zhao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zhao slips under a jab.
Morrison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Morrison working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zhao is trying to improve his position.
Morrison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zhao struggling a bit here.
Frank Morrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zhao is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao is trying to get back to half guard.
Morrison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Morrison tries to score with some ground and pound. Zhao controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zhao avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Morrison.
Morrison sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Zhao is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Morrison misses with the ground and pound.
Morrison fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Morrison grinds an elbow into Zhao's temple.
Zhao dodges the ground and pound from Morrison.
Morrison misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Morrison misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Morrison.
Zhao managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Morrison.
Morrison working the ground and pound but Zhao is defending the strikes.
Zhao holds on to Morrison's head and controls the position momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zhao loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Zhao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhao tries to move into range but Morrison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zhao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morrison scores with a shot to the body.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
Morrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice cross by Morrison.
Zhao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zhao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhao throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhao lands with a right hand.
Morrison swings widly with a right hand
and Zhao counters with a right hand to the body.
Zhao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zhao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morrison lands with a good body shot.
Zhao lands with a right hand.
Zhao slips a jab from Morrison.
Zhao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Morrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhao circles away.
Zhao with the inside leg kick.
Jian Zhao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhao lands a leg kick that knocks Morrison off balance momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Jian Zhao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison throws a shot to the body.
Zhao blocks a jab.
Zhao avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Zhao is looking to counter with head kicks.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Morrison manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zhao on his heels. He'll look to pass Zhao's guard now, I'm sure.
Zhao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morrison is working Zhao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Zhao has wrist control.
Zhao controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A big left from Morrison misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zhao.
Zhao lands a right hook to the body.
Zhao lands a leg kick that knocks Morrison off balance momentarily.
Zhao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Zhao misses its intended target.
Zhao misses the jab.
Zhao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zhao connects with a high kick.
Zhao delivers a nice body kick.
Morrison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morrison lands with an overhand left.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Zhao ducks down to avoid it.
It appears Zhao was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao connects with an inside leg kick.
Morrison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhao.
Zhao moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zhao is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, Zhao circles away and we're back to standing.
Zhao swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Zhao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jab from Morrison.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhao is just out of range.
Zhao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zhao misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Morrison finds it's target.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhao.
Morrison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zhao throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
and Zhao counters with a body kick.
Morrison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Zhao.
Zhao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zhao avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Morrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zhao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zhao misses with a straight left.
Zhao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhao is looking to land body kicks.
Zhao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison takes a swing at Zhao's ribcage but misses.
Zhao feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Morrison moves out of range of the body kick.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison connects with a looping right hand.
Zhao throws a poor cross that misses
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Morrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Zhao.
Zhao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Zhao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zhao lands with a straight right. Morrison didn't see that one coming.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
Zhao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jian Zhao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison scores with a three punch combo!
Zhao throws a leg kick which misses Morrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Morrison tries to avoid it.
Frank Morrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zhao, as that shot connected.
Morrison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Morrison in side control, throwing shots but Zhao defends.
Morrison avoids the strikes from the bottom by Zhao.
Zhao avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Morrison.
Zhao tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Morrison.
I've got Morrison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morrison!
A very excited looking Frank Morrison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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pop
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